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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ce BCA, post: 4333578, member: 18716&quot;]Ok, I&#039;m not trying to be awkward, I am genuinely interested if trombone clasps can be earlier, as I&#039;ve not got any sources which show it can be correct.&nbsp; I&#039;ve looked through my sources again and also online and not come across anything earlier than late 19th, here&#039;s a few of the online references:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.realorrepro.com/article/Dating-brooch-fasteners" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.realorrepro.com/article/Dating-brooch-fasteners" rel="nofollow">https://www.realorrepro.com/article/Dating-brooch-fasteners</a> - says 1890&#039;s</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsilver.co.uk/acsnews/2021/03/07/dating-jewellery-by-clasp-fastenings/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsilver.co.uk/acsnews/2021/03/07/dating-jewellery-by-clasp-fastenings/" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsilver.co.uk/acsnews/2021/03/07/dating-jewellery-by-clasp-fastenings/</a>&nbsp; - AC Silver are a top notch outfit, they say late 19th</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://findanyanswer.com/when-was-the-trombone-clasp-invented" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://findanyanswer.com/when-was-the-trombone-clasp-invented" rel="nofollow">https://findanyanswer.com/when-was-the-trombone-clasp-invented</a>&nbsp; - this is an extract from Spruce I think, it does go later, but not earlier.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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